Package box and method for packaging article

ABSTRACT

The invention discloses a package box and a method for packaging thereof. The package box includes a box-shaped body and a sheet. The box-shaped body has a containing space for placing an article and a first fastening portion. The sheet is used to wrap the box-shaped body and has a first lateral part and a second lateral part. The first lateral part has a first fastening unit, and the second lateral part has a second fastening unit. When the sheet wraps the box-shaped body, the first fastening unit of the sheet and the first fastening portion of the box-shaped body are fastened with each other, and the first fastening unit of the sheet and the second fastening unit of the sheet are fastened with each other.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the invention

The invention relates to a package technique and, more particularly, toa package box and a method for packaging thereof.

2. Description of the prior art

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing a combination of an electronicproduct and cushions according to the prior art. FIG. 1B is a schematicdiagram showing a combination of an electronic product and a packagecontainer according to the prior art.

At present, a package container 1 of an electronic product 13 usuallyhas a structure with closed four sides, a closed bottom and a top whichmay be opened. When the electronic product 13 is packaged, first, twoends of the electronic product 13 are against cushions 12, respectively.Then, the electronic product 13 together with the cushions 12 are placedinto the package container 1. At last, a top surface 11 of the packagecontainer 1 is folded to achieve a sealing effect.

However, when detaching the electronic product 13 from the packagecontainer 1 with this structure, first, a user generally needs to fastenthe package container 1 and then exerts an upward pull forcesimultaneously on the cushions 12 at two sides of the electronic product13 to take the electronic product 13 disposed between two cushions 12out from the package container 1. The user has to make sure that theelectronic product would not drop off in the taking process.

To avoid damaging the electronic product 13 by shocks in the process oftransporting, generally, the cushions 12 are closely attached to sidewalls of the package container 1. Moreover, since an opening at the topof the package container 1 is generally small, the electronic product 13needs to be placed erectly in the package container 1. Thus, the wholedetaching process is very inconvenient for users. Sometimes, the usershave to destroy the package container 1 to take out the electronicproduct 13.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the invention is to provide a package box and a methodfor packaging an article to improve the prior art.

According to an aspect of the invention, the invention provides apackage box for packaging an article. The package box includes abox-shaped body and a sheet. The box-shaped body has a containing spacefor placing the article and a first fastening portion. The sheet ismovably connected with the box-shaped body and is used to wrap thebox-shaped body. The sheet has a first lateral part and a second lateralpart. The first lateral part has a first fastening unit, and the secondlateral part has a second fastening unit. When the sheet wraps thebox-shaped body, the first fastening unit of the sheet and the firstfastening portion of the box-shaped body are fastened with each other,and the first fastening unit and the second fastening unit of the sheetare fastened with each other. Thereby, a movement of the box-shaped bodyrelative to the sheet is restricted.

According to another aspect of the invention, the invention provides amethod for packaging an article. The method includes the followingsteps. The article is placed in a containing space of a box-shaped bodyhaving a first fastening portion. A sheet is used to wrap the box-shapedbody, and the sheet has a first lateral part and a second lateral part.The first lateral part has a first fastening unit, and the secondlateral part has a second fastening unit. The first fastening unit ofthe first lateral part is fastened to the first fastening portion of thebox-shaped body, and the first fastening unit of the first lateral partis fastened to the second fastening unit of the second lateral part.

According to the package box and the method for packaging an article ofthe invention, a user can take out an article conveniently. Furthermore,the sheet outside the package box may be reused in the light of articleswith different specifications. In a manufacturing process, only partialsurfaces of the sheet need color printing, which greatly reduces cost ofthe color printing.

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with regard to the followingdescription, appended claims, and accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPENDED DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing a combination of an electronicproduct and cushions according to the prior art.

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing a combination of an electronicproduct and a package container according to the prior art.

FIG. 2A is an exploded diagram of a package box according to a preferredembodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2B is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a package boxaccording to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded diagram of a package box according to anotherpreferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for packaging an article according toa preferred embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 2A is an exploded diagram of a package box according to a preferredembodiment of the invention. FIG. 2B is a three-dimensional schematicdiagram of the package box according to the preferred embodiment of theinvention. As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, a package box 2 provided bythe embodiment includes a box-shaped body 21, cushions 23, and a sheet22.

The box-shaped body 21 has a containing space S for placing an article(not shown). The sheet 22 is used to wrap the box-shaped body 21. Thecushions 23 are disposed in the containing space S. In the embodiment,the article may be a notebook computer. In other embodiments, thearticle may be a main body of a desktop computer, a server, a storagedevice or another electronic device.

In the embodiment, the box-shaped body 21 has an opening 216, a firstsurface 212, a second surface 213, and a third surface 214. The opening216 and the first surface 212 are opposite to each other, and the secondsurface 213 and the third surface 214 are opposite to each other. Thefirst surface 212 connects with the second surface 213 and the thirdsurface 214. The article passes through the opening 216 to get into thecontaining space S of the box-shaped body 21.

A first fastening portion 211 is located at a lateral part of the secondsurface 213 near the opening 216. In the embodiment, the first fasteningportion 211 may be a gap. In addition, in the embodiment, the secondsurface 213 may be a back surface of the box-shaped body 21, that is, asurface facing away from the article. Thus, users are given anindication to correctly detach the package box 2 disclosed in theembodiment to avoid damaging the article when opening the package box 2.However, it is not used to limit the scope of the invention.

In detail, some users may detach the package box 2 disclosed in theembodiment according to the way of detaching a conventional package box.That is, the users may place the whole package box 2 erectly first. Atthat moment, if the second surface 213 is a front surface of thebox-shaped body 21, since the first fastening portion 211 is disposed onthe second surface 213, the first fastening portion 211 is located onthe top surface of the package box 2. Therefore, the users can unfoldthe sheet 22 easily, which causes the article to drop from thecontaining space and even to be damaged.

In the embodiment, the second surface 213 is a back surface of thebox-shaped body 21. If the whole package box 2 is placed erectly, thefirst fastening portion 211 is located at a bottom surface of the wholepackage box 2, which increases difficulty of unfolding the sheet 22.Thereby, the users are indicated to correctly detach the package box 2in the embodiment.

Furthermore, support holes 215 may be disposed at two side walls of thebox-shaped body 21 for users to carry the box-shaped body 21conveniently.

In the embodiment, the cushions 23 may be disposed along the two sidewalls of the box-shaped body 21. Thus, when the article is placed in thecontaining space S, the cushions 23 may be sleeved on two sides of thearticle to achieve a cushioning effect for protecting the article. Inthe embodiment, the cushions 23 may be made of paper or expandedpolystyrene, which does not limit the scope of the invention.

The sheet 22 has a plurality of fold lines L. In the embodiment, a totalof five fold lines are used to divide the sheet 22 into a first lateralpart 221, a plurality of wrapping areas 2231, 2232, 2233 and 2234, and asecond lateral part 222. In the embodiment, the box-shaped body 21 maybe movably placed on the wrapping area 2233. The first lateral part 221of the sheet 22 has a first fastening unit 2211, and the second lateralpart 222 of the sheet 22 has a second fastening unit 2221.

In the embodiment, the first fastening unit 2211 of the first lateralpart 221 includes a second fastening portion 2212 and a third fasteningportion 2213. The second fastening unit 2221 of the second lateral part222 includes a first opening 2222 and a fourth fastening portion 2223.The second fastening portion 2212 of the first lateral part 221 and thefourth fastening portion 2223 of the second lateral part 222 may be atongue piece, and the shape of the second fastening portion 2212 of thefirst lateral part 221 corresponds to the shape of the first fasteningportion 211 of the box-shaped body 21. The third fastening portion 2213of the first lateral part 221 may be an opening.

When the sheet 22 wraps the box-shaped body 21, the second fasteningportion 2212 of the first lateral part 221 passes through the firstopening 2222 of the second lateral part 222 to be fastened to the firstfastening portion 211 of the box-shaped body 21 to restrict a movementof the box-shaped body 21 in a first direction d1. At the same time, thefourth fastening portion 2223 of the second lateral part 222 is fastenedto the third fastening portion 2213 of the first lateral part 221 torestrict a movement of the box-shaped body 21 in a second direction d2.The first direction d1 and the second direction d2 are perpendicular toeach other. Thereby, the movement of the box-shaped body 21 relative tothe sheet 22 is restricted. That is, the box-shaped body 21 and thesheet 22 are under a relative stationary state.

In other embodiments, the first fastening unit 2211 of the first lateralpart 221 and the second fastening unit 2221 of the second lateral part222 may be Velcro™, respectively. The first fastening unit 2211 and thesecond fastening unit 2221 also may be magnetic elements, and the firstfastening portion 211 of the box-shaped body 21 is also a magneticelement. It does not limit the scope of the invention. When the sheet 22wraps the box-shaped body 21, the first fastening unit 2211 is fastenedto the box-shaped body 21 to restrict a movement of the box-shaped body21 in the first direction d1, and the second fastening unit 2221 isfastened to the first fastening unit 2211 to restrict a movement of thebox-shaped body 21 in the second direction d2.

In the embodiment, the box-shaped body 21 and the sheet 22 areintegrally formed, respectively. The box-shaped body 21 and the sheet 22may be both made of corrugated paper. Therefore, in a manufacturingprocess, adhesives such as glue are not needed. For current packages ofdesktop computers or servers, the package box in the embodiment cansimplify an adhering procedure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded diagram of a package box according to anotherpreferred embodiment of the invention.

The package box 2 in the embodiment includes a box-shaped body 21, asheet 22, cushions 23, an accessory box 24, and a cover pad 25. Theaccessory box 24 is disposed in a containing space S. The cover pad 25cooperates with the box-shaped body 21 to form an embeddingrelationship. Compared with the aforementioned embodiment, the packagebox 2 in this embodiment further has the accessory box 24 and the coverpad 25, and the rest elements are the same with the elements in theaforementioned embodiment. Therefore, they are not described hereinafterfor a concise purpose.

In the embodiment, the accessory box 24 may be disposed on the cushions23. Some accessories and operation manuals may be placed in theaccessory box 24. For example, when a packaged article is a personalcomputer, a few basic accessories such as a mouse, a keyboard (notshown) and operation manuals may be placed in the accessory box.

The cover pad 25 has a main surface 251 and two extended side surfaces252. The extended side surfaces 252 are extended from two sides of themain surface 251, and they are closely attached to internal surfaces ofthe two side walls of the box-shaped body 21, respectively. Therefore,an embedding cooperation between the cover pad 25 and the box-shapedbody 21 is realized. In the embodiment, to save material, as long as theembedding cooperation between the cover pad 25 and the box-shaped body21 can be realized, height of the cover pad 25 (that is, the length ofthe extended side surfaces 252 in the embedding direction) may be lessthan height of the box-shaped body 21 (that is, the length of the sidewalls of the box-shaped body 21 in the embedding direction), which doesnot limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, in the embodiment, alabel 2511 such as a pattern or a character may be printed on the mainsurface 251 to remind users about a correct opening direction. Thus, theusers may avoid damaging the article when opening the package box 2.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for packaging an article according toa preferred embodiment of the invention. The related descriptions areprovided with FIG. 3.

In step S31, the cushions 23 are disposed at the article. In theembodiment, two cushions 23 are sleeved on two sides of the article.Then, in step S32, the article together with the two cushions 23 isplaced in the containing space S of the box-shaped body 21 through theopening 216. In the embodiment, the two cushions 23 may be closelyattached to the internal surfaces of the two side walls of thebox-shaped body 21, respectively.

In step S33, the accessory box 24 is disposed on the article. In theembodiment, the accessory box 24 can cover the opening 216 of thebox-shaped body 21, and it may be provided on the cushions 23.Therefore, the accessory box 24 not only can be used to carry a fewaccessories, but also can seal box-shaped body 21.

In step S34, the cover pad 25 is disposed at the opening 216 of thebox-shaped body 21. In the embodiment, the extended side surfaces 252 ofthe cover pad 25 are closely attached to the internal surfaces of thetwo side walls of the box-shaped body 21 to realize the embeddingcooperation between the cover pad 25 and the box-shaped body 21. Thus,the box-shaped body 21 is further sealed.

In step S35, the sheet 22 is used to wrap the loaded box-shaped body 21.In detail, in the embodiment, the whole box-shaped body 21 may bemovably placed in the wrapping area 2233 of the sheet 22 withoutadhesives such as glue to make the box-shaped body 21 and the sheet 22connect with each other movably. In other embodiments, the wholebox-shaped body 21 may also be placed in other wrapping areas of thesheet 22. At that moment, the positions of the fold lines L are disposedaccording to the sizes of the first surface 212, the second surface 213,and the third surface 214 of the box-shaped body 21.

Afterwards, the sheet 22 wraps the second surface 213 and the thirdsurface 214 of the box-shaped body 21 along the position of the foldlines L, and it also wraps the main surface 251 of the cover pad 25 atthe same time. In the embodiment, the wrapping area 2231 of the sheet 22may be closely attached to the main surface 251 of the cover pad 25, thewrapping area 2232 of the sheet 22 may be closely attached to the thirdsurface 214 of the box-shaped body 21, and the wrapping area 2234 of thesheet 22 may be closely attached to the second surface 213 of thebox-shaped body 21. Furthermore, at the third surface 214 where thefirst fastening portion 211 is disposed, the first lateral part 221 andthe second lateral part 222 of the sheet 22 are connected to each other.

In step S36, when the first lateral part 221 and the second lateral part222 of the sheet 22 need to be fastened, first, the second fasteningportion 2212 of the first lateral part 221 passes through the firstopening 2222 of the second lateral part 222, and then it is fastened tothe first fastening portion 211 of the box-shaped body 21 to restrictthe movement of the box-shaped body 21 in the first direction d1.

Afterwards, in step S37, the fourth fastening portion 2223 of the secondlateral part 222 is fastened to the third fastening portion 2213 of thefirst lateral part 221 to restrict the movement of the box-shaped body21 in a second direction d2. The whole packaging process of the articleis completed. To sum up, according to the package box and the method forpackaging an article in the preferred embodiment of the invention, theusers only need to unfold an external sheet and then take the articleout conveniently. Furthermore, the sheet outside the package box may bereused in the light of the articles with different specifications. In amanufacturing process, partial surfaces of the sheet instead of thewhole package box need color printing, which greatly reduces cost of thecolor printing.

Although the present invention has been described in considerable detailwith reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosureis not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinaryskill in the art may make various modifications and changes withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, thescope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description ofthe preferred embodiments described above.

1. A package box for packaging an article, the package box comprising: abox-shaped body having a containing space for placing the article and afirst fastening portion; and a sheet for wrapping the box-shaped body,the sheet having a first lateral part and a second lateral part, thefirst lateral part having a first fastening unit, and the second lateralpart having a second fastening unit, wherein when the sheet wraps thebox-shaped body, the first fastening unit of the sheet and the firstfastening portion of the box-shaped body are fastened with each other,and the first fastening unit of the sheet and the second fastening unitof the sheet are fastened with each other.
 2. The package box accordingto claim 1, wherein the sheet has a plurality of fold lines, and thefold lines divide the sheet into the first lateral part, a plurality ofwrapping areas, and the second lateral part.
 3. The package boxaccording to claim 2, wherein the box-shaped body has a first surface, asecond surface, and a third surface, the first surface connects with thesecond surface and the third surface, and when the sheet wraps thebox-shaped body, the wrapping areas wrap the first surface, the secondsurface, and the third surface.
 4. The package box according to claim 1,wherein the first fastening unit and the first fastening portion of thebox-shaped body are fastened with each other to restrict a movement ofthe box-shaped body in a first direction, the first fastening unit andthe second fastening unit are fastened with each other to restrict amovement of the box-shaped body in a second direction, and the firstdirection and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. 5.The package box according to claim 1, wherein the first fastening unitof the first lateral part of the sheet comprises a second fasteningportion and a third fastening portion, the second fastening unit of thesecond lateral part of the sheet comprises a first opening and a fourthfastening portion, and when the sheet wraps the box-shaped body, thesecond fastening portion of the first lateral part passes through thefirst opening of the second lateral part to be fastened to the firstfastening portion of the box-shaped body, and the fourth fasteningportion of the second lateral part is fastened to the third fasteningportion of the first lateral part.
 6. The package box according to claim5, wherein the third fastening portion is an opening, and the firstfastening portion is a gap that corresponds to the second fasteningportion.
 7. The package box according to claim 1, further comprising acushion, wherein the cushion and the article are placed in thecontaining space of the box-shaped body together, and the cushion islocated between the article and the box-shaped body.
 8. The package boxaccording to claim 7, wherein the cushion is made of paper or expandedpolystyrene.
 9. The package box according to claim 1, further comprisingan accessory box, wherein when the article is placed in the containingspace of the box-shaped body, the accessory box is placed on thearticle.
 10. The package box according to claim 1, further comprising acover cooperating with the box-shaped body to form an embeddedrelationship.
 11. The package box according to claim 1, wherein thebox-shaped body and the sheet are integrally formed, respectively. 12.The package box according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped body andsheet are made of corrugated paper.
 13. A method for packaging anarticle, comprising the following steps of: placing the article in acontaining space of a box-shaped body having a first fastening portion;utilizing a sheet to wrap the box-shaped body, wherein the sheet has afirst lateral part and a second lateral part, the first lateral part hasa first fastening unit, and the second lateral part has a secondfastening unit; fastening the first fastening unit of the first lateralpart to the first fastening portion of the box-shaped body; andfastening the first fastening unit of the first lateral part to thesecond fastening unit of the second lateral part.
 14. The methodaccording to claim 13, wherein the first fastening unit of the firstlateral part comprises a second fastening portion and a third fasteningportion, the second fastening unit of the second lateral part comprisesa first opening and a fourth fastening portion, and the step offastening the first fastening unit of the first lateral part to thefirst fastening portion of the box-shaped body and the second fasteningunit of the second lateral part further comprises the steps of: makingthe second fastening portion of the first lateral part pass through thefirst opening of the second lateral part to be fastened to the firstfastening portion of the box-shaped body; and fastening the fourthfastening portion of the second lateral part to the third fasteningportion of the first lateral part.
 15. The method according to claim 13,further comprising the step of: disposing a cushion at the article. 16.The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of:disposing an accessory box on the article.
 17. The method according toclaim 13, further comprising the step of: disposing a cover at thebox-shaped body to make the cover and the box-shaped body cooperate witheach other to form an embedding relationship.